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Charmingly insidious and satisfyingly devious, these 100 baffling little mysteriesâ selected by such prominent authors as Isaac Asimovâ are just the thing to suit your most malevolent mood. These tales come from the pen of many well-known writers in the field, including Michael Gilbert, Edward Wellen, Edward D. Hack, Bill Bronzini, Lawrence Treat, and Francis Nevins, Jr. Whether itâ s â The Unfriendly Neighbor,â or a â Class Reunion,â â A Recipe for Revenge,â or â An Exercise in Insurance,â these stories are sure to keep you up all night, puzzling over their possible solutions. Each one has its own particular and irresistible appeal: an unexpected twist, a delectable puzzle, a devastating revelation, or perhaps even a refreshing display of pernicious spit

A collection of fourteen mystery stories by such well-known authors as Agatha Christie, Ellery Queen, M.R. James, Isak Dinesen, and others

An anthology of crime stories commissioned by the Detection Club in celebration of Julian Symons' 80th birthday. As a tribute to Symons' contribution to the world of crime fiction, Peter Lovesey, Ruth Rendell, Antonia Fraser, Len Deighton and others have written a short story in his honour.

Fifty Best Mysteries is a who's who of mystery from the pages of the leading magazine in the field. Showcasing the best short fiction published in Ellery Queen magazine over the past sixty years, this book is a treasure trove for mystery lovers everywhere. As editor Eleanor Sullivan writes, "I took the task by decades and decided to go after solid and entertaining stories by regular and significant contributors, stories that reflected the time in which they were written and the best work being produced in that decade." To this end, Sullivan has collected an astounding array of talent, from early works by John Dickson Carr, Margery Allingham, Anthony Boucher, and Ngaio Marsh in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, to later selections by Patricia Highsmith, Robert Bloch, Ruth Rendell, Donald E. Westlake, and Simon Brett that have appeared over the past three decades.

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Fourteen short mysteries are culled from the pages of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine and include contributions by Jonathan Kellerman, Lawrence Block, Agatha Christie, and other notable writers. Original.

An anniversary collection of "new adventure" stories centered around the great detective features contributions by author Anne Perry and Arthur Conan Doyle biographer Daniel Stashower, among others. Reprint.

The Bounty Thriller Collection with stories from Agatha Christie, Elmore Leonard, Ken Follet, Maeve Binchy, Roald Dahl, Ruth Rendell and many more...All in 484 pages.